My book, UNTIL I FIND YOU, is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. My hope all along was that more people would learn what happened in Guatemala... pulitzer.org/prize-winners-…

SCOOP: Columbia University’s Barnard College initiated disciplinary proceedings against a student journalist who reported on a recent pro-Palestine protest on the college campus in which Mahmoud Khalil was present, three days before his arrest. Barnard threatened to disallow the

Elon Musk’s data center in Memphis relies on methane-gas generators—affecting a Black community that already faces elevated levels of pollution. nyer.cm/ULUCsTg

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside bloom.bg/4j28jqp

Emphasizing again that to build the mass deportation machine you must first build the police state.

JUST IN: The Trump administration says Secretary RUBIO is "personally handling" discussions with El Salvador over the return of wrongly deported migrants. He has a "personal relationship" with Bukele that dates to his time on Foregn Relations Committee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

The FBI announced it will investigate who leaked the Dobbs decision to Politico in 2022. Led by @rightsdissent, FAC joined 11 other groups warning this investigation will chill First Amendment-protected newsgathering: firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/03/pre…

Just hours after the DOJ sued Texas over a long-standing law allowing undocumented immigrants to get in-state tuition, a judge has granted a permanent injunction (with the governor’s blessing)

"Salgado was principally concerned with portraying the fundamental humanity of his subjects, asserting the value of their work rather than portraying them simply as victims of rapacious exploitation."

As Israeli forces kill 4 more journalists in Gaza, research shows more journalists have died there than the US Civil War, WW I + II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Yugoslavia wars and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/pap…

Federal immigration agents detained at least 45 people across Los Angeles today. This clip is from the raid at Ambiance Apparel. Dozens of armed FBI agents in tactical gear were present.

CBS News: Amid increased ICE arrests across U.S. cities like Los Angeles, there are now around 55,000 unauthorized immigrants in the agency's custody, matching the record set in 2019, under the first Trump administration, internal government figures show.

Being a journalist in L.A. is a “dangerous profession,” alleges a federal lawsuit filed by LA Press Club against LAPD and city of L.A. in response to attacks against media in recent protests.

In 2021, I made a slideshow from 50+ incidents of police misconduct toward journalists. It covered all CA over 12 month period. Legislature responded w/new laws to protect press. I made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in LA. docs.google.com/presentation/d…

From the AP:   Lander replies, as he's being handcuffed, "I'm not obstructing, I'm standing right here in the hallway."   "You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant," Lander said as he was led away down a hallway and into an elevator.

The feds arresting the city comptroller for demanding a judicial warrant while the mayor was across the street barring the press from public briefings for questions he doesn’t like is where we’re at

NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatraz’s first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didn’t flush. Temperatures went from freezing to sweltering. A hospitalization. And little or no access to showers, much less confidential calls w/ attorneys. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action. wired.com/story/dhs-tell…

From clean water to air pollution, local journalism connects people to the issues that shape their lives. Yvette Cabrera and Fredrick Fredrick Mugira reflect on the importance of local journalism and covering local issues like pollution and public health. More at: youtube.com/@SciCommExcell…

Facing deep financial troubles, 23 news operations in five states were shut down last week. The closures are just the latest in a trend contributing to news deserts in rural America. to.pbs.org/418Gp6g